receiver antenna placement (antenna guide)

[Keith Black]

I don't have a focus, but have a suggestion. Drill a hole in each formers
that you need to run the nyrod through. Then simply slip the nyrod through
the hole(s).

How do you drill the whole WAY down the fuse? Take a long dowel (1/2" or so
wide) and drill a hole directly into the end of the dowel. This hole should
be sized so it will be a very tight fit for the drill bit you'll use to
drill the former holes. Press the drill bit into the hole in the end of the
dowel and reach down the tail and drill the holes by turning the dowel with
your hands. It really doesn't take much to drill a hole through balsa or
even ply formers (not sure what's used on the focus).

Best of luck,
Keith Black

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Hughes" <jghughes at insightbb.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement (antenna guide)


> The question I have is: how do you glue the nyrod in a focus? Mine sits on
> two formers and I can't quite figure a good way to glue it in without
> getting glue everywhere.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Black" <tkeithb at comcast.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement (antenna guide)
>
>
> > Nice addition, I may give that a try.
> >
> > Currently I just stuff the opening of the nyrod with some very resilient
> > foam, that has worked well. In addition I've put some fuel tubing over
the
> > end of the nyrod, the antenna goes through the fuel tubing. I did this
> > because coming out of the nyrod the antenna had to make a 90 deg turn to
> get
> > to the RX and I had about 3" to 4" of antenna that was not covered. The
> fuel
> > tubing helps protect the exposed section of the antenna and makes the 90
> deg
> > turn nice and gradual rather than having a 90 deg bend occur right at
the
> > nyrod opening.
> >
> > Keith Black
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "george kennie" <geobet at gis.net>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement (antenna guide)
> >
> >
> > > Thanks Keith,
> > > I allmost put it up there again but was hesitant. I didn't want people
> to
> > think
> > > that I was beating my chest again, so thanks for beating it for me.
> > > I'm really glad that this has been a useful idea for you. One thing
> > additionally
> > > that I now do to deal with the back-out problem is to take about a
> 1&1/4"
> > long
> > > piece of 3/16" dowel and chuck it up in a power drill and sand a
really
> > long
> > > taper on it, allmost to a point. I then take a small triangular file
and
> > file a
> > > groove lengthwise down the side of this spear approximately 3/64"
deep.
> > You then
> > > locate this groove positionally over the location of the antenna wire
> > itself and
> > > force it into the end of the Nyrod and "Voilla" you now need no foam
or
> > other
> > > retainers.No need to ca it as it stays in very well if you make the
> taper
> > long
> > > enough and you can also pull it out in the future when removing the
> > receiver.
> > > Georgie
> > >
> > > Keith Black wrote:
> > >
> > > > For anyone looking for an easy and effective method of running your
> > antenna
> > > > inside the fuse I suggest you try the following suggestion by George
> > Kennie.
> > > > I had struggled with different approaches in trying to force feed
the
> > > > antenna wire down those little antenna tubes then I read Georgie's
> > method
> > > > and it's completely removed the frustration factor.  Thanks again
> > Georgie!
> > > >
> > > > BTW, when this first appeared on the list just over a year ago there
> was
> > > > talk of putting it on the "Tips" section of the NSRCA site. I looked
> and
> > > > it's not up there. I think it would be a good addition.
> > > >
> > > > Keith Black
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: george kennie
> > > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:29 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: antenna guide
> > > >
> > > > Sounds to me like you guys are making this more difficult than it
is.
> > Just
> > > > take a standard set of Nyrod tubes and install the outer casing into
> the
> > > > fuse in a position where you feel it will be secure( I try to locate
> as
> > far
> > > > away from any control cables as possible). This outer tubing has an
> > inside
> > > > diameter of approximately 1/8" so it presents no resistance to the
> > insertion
> > > > of the antenna wire. O.K., now what you do is cut approximately a
1/2"
> > piece
> > > > off of the inner size tubing. Take this 1/2" piece and slide the
very
> > end of
> > > > your antenna wire into it 'til it just exits the opposite end from
the
> > > > insertion end and hit it with a very small drop of Cya. Now go
fishing
> > > > through your stash of music wire and pick out a piece of about .020
> wire
> > and
> > > > just push the inner plug to the end of the outer tube.Remember, it's
> > Nyrod
> > > > so it will slide in very easily and you will have no fear of nicking
> the
> > > > antenna because you are pushing on the plug, not the wire itself. It
> > will be
> > > > necessary to place your finger on the entrance hole as you withdraw
> the
> > > > music wire so that the wire wont pull the antenna part way back out.
> > Once
> > > > the wire is withdrawn it is wise to place a small piece of  foam
over
> > the
> > > > entrance hole jammed in place with some kind of keeper in order to
> > prevent
> > > > vibration from backing the antenna out of the tube. As long as the
> foam
> > > > piece is pressed over the entrance hole, there is not enough space
> > around
> > > > the antenna wire itself, inside the tube, for it to be able to back
> down
> > the
> > > > wire.
> > > > When you want to remove it just remove the piece of foam and it
slides
> > out
> > > > like it was on ball bearings.
> > > > Georgie
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "JonAlan Wise" <wise at alaskalife.net>
> > > > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:05 PM
> > > > Subject: receiver antenna placement
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all, What is the best way to run the receiver antenna on a
> > composite
> > > > > fuse pattern plane? I am building a Temptation, I`m thinking of
> > putting
> > > > > the antenna in a tube inside the fuse. Will this work or will it
> > create
> > > > > radio reception problems? Any other ideas? Thanks Jon Wise
> > > > > Anchorage, Alaska
> > > > >
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